San Rafael Hills
The San Rafael Hills are a mountain range in Los Angeles County, California. They are one of the lower Transverse Ranges, and are parallel to and below the San Gabriel Mountains, adjacent to the San Gabriel Valley overlooking the Los Angeles Basin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Descanso Gardens and St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral.
Descanso Gardens
Garden
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Descanso Gardens is a 150-acre botanical garden located in La Cañada Flintridge, Los Angeles County, California. It sits on the northern edge of the San Rafael Hills.
St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral
Church
Photo: Cbl62, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral is an Armenian Catholic cathedral located in Glendale, California, United States. It is the seat for the Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in the United States of America and Canada. St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral is situated 1½ miles southwest of San Rafael Hills.
Lanterman House
Historic building
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Lanterman House is a bungalow-style historic house museum in La Cañada Flintridge, California on the National Register of Historic Places. The house was commissioned by Dr. Lanterman House is situated 1½ miles north of San Rafael Hills.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Cañada Flintridge and Eagle Rock.
La Cañada Flintridge
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La Cañada Flintridge is a city of about 20,000 people at the extreme northwest end of the San Gabriel Valley in Southern California.
Eagle Rock
Suburb
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Eagle Rock is a neighborhood of Northeast Los Angeles, abutting the San Rafael Hills in Los Angeles County, California. The community is named after Eagle Rock, a large boulder whose shadow resembles an eagle. Eagle Rock is situated 3 miles south of San Rafael Hills.
Altacanyada
Hamlet
La Cañada Flintridge, commonly known as just La Cañada, is a city in the foothills of the Verdugo Mountains in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Altacanyada is situated 3 miles north of San Rafael Hills.
San Rafael Hills
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,788 feet
- Description: mountain range in Los Angeles County, California
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“San Rafael Hills” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “San Rafael Hills”
- Egyptian Arabic: “تلال سان رافائيل”
- French: “collines de San Rafael”
- French: “Collines de San Rafael”
- Japanese: “サン・ラファエル山地”
- Ladin: “San Rafael Hills”
- Polish: “San Rafael Hills”
- Slovenian: “San Rafael Hills”
- Venetian: “San Rafael Hills”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sparr Heights and Linda Vista.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chevy Chase 1290 5-008 Dam and Emerald Isle Park.
Los Angeles: Must-Visit Destinations
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Curious Peaks to Discover
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